Dell Vostro 260 Owner's Manual

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Beep Possible Cause Troubleshooting Steps• Keyboard controllertest failure4 RAM Read/Write failure Memory failure5 RTC Power Fail COMS battery failure6 Video BIOS Test Failure Video card failure7 Processor Failure Processor FailureDiagnostic Error MessagesError Messages DescriptionAUXILIARY DEVICE FAILURE The touch pad or external mouse may befaulty. For an external mouse, check thecable connection. Enable the PointingDevice option in the system setupprogram.BAD COMMAND OR FILE NAME Ensure that you have spelled thecommand correctly, put spaces in theproper place, and used the correctpathname.CACHE DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE The primary cache internal to themicroprocessor has failed.Contact Dell.CD DRIVE CONTROLLER FAILURE The optical drive does not respond tocommands from the computer.DATA ERROR The hard drive cannot read the data.DECREASING AVAILABLE MEMORY One or more memory modules may befaulty or improperly seated. Reinstall thememory modules and, if necessary,replace them.DISK C: FAILED INITIALIZATION The hard drive failed initialization. Run thehard drive tests in the Dell Diagnostics.57